DOBIE GRAY is in with "The In Crowd." NEW RELEASES: Paste will point you to Guided by Voices, John Cale, Mac DeMarco, and more. BILL'S INDIE BASEMENT has the Bad Ends, the…

THE WEEKEND STARTS HERE:  … with DAVID CROSBY.  The outspoken and often troubled singer, songwriter and guitarist who helped create two of the most influential and beloved American bands of the classic-rock…

THE DEL LORDS extend "How Can a Poor Man Stand Such Times and Live?" Circa 1990. SOCCER MOMMY plays a Tiny Desk Concert. BOYGENIUS returns with three new songs from Julien Baker,…

LIZ PHAIR: "Jealousy." It sneers like she does. NEIL YOUNG: Even More Honey Slides. BONNY DOON shares "Crooked Creek." NOEL GALLAGHER shares "Easy Now," ft. Milly Alcock of House of the Dragon. SCREAMING…

RAY CHARLES jamming out "Walk the Line" & "Ring of Fire" for Johnny Cash Twofer Tuesday. MARGO PRICE visits World Cafe. MT FOG plays KEXP. THE ROLLING STONES share "Wild Horses" from…

U2: "Pride" and "MLK." Crushingly obvious. Have a dream. NEW RELEASES: Paste will point you to Margo Price, Belle & Sebastian, Circa Waves, and more. BILL'S INDIE BASEMENT has Gaz Coombes, Molly, Duke…

THE WEEKEND STARTS HERE: … with R.E.M.!  Live in Germany circa 1985, more complete than what has previously turned up on the Tube. Songs include "Feeling Gravity's Pull," "Harbourcoat," "Sitting Still," "Maps &…

JEFF BECK, one of the most skilled, admired and influential guitarists in rock history, died on Tuesday after a case of bacterial meningitis. He was 78.  Stereogum has a selection of career…

THE FIVE AMERICANS: "I See The Light." ALVVAYS visits World Cafe. DODIE plays a Tiny Desk Concert. EVERYTHING BUT THE GIRL returns with "Nothing Left To Lose." U.S. GIRLS shares "Futures Bet."…

ALBERT LEE covers Jimmy Webb's "If You See Me Getting Smaller," one of my favorite Webb tunes, though (afaik) never a hit for anyone. THE XX's Oliver Sim visits World Cafe. THE…